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From: arnulf@arnulf.dialup.fu-berlin.de (& H.-P. Guenther)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: How to set up routing tables?
Date: 17 Aug 1995 07:56:14 GMT
Organization: Freie Universitaet Berlin
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Distribution: world
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Hi,

currently I'm using my FreeBSD box to dial into my University which
acts sort of an ISP.  So I set up my slip device and the default route
accordingly:

	ifconfig sl0 inet 160.45.220.12 160.45.220.1 ...
	route add default 160.45.220.1

where 160.45.220.1 is the value of defaultrouter in my /etc/sysconfig.
And 160.45.220.12 is my IP-Addr.
(BTW, very nice idea this /etc/sysconfig.)

But, of course, I don't want to stop there. :)

I have a second computer now with FreeBSD installed (what else?).
And I have a serial line, later this will be replaced by ethernet.
So I configured GATEWAY into the kernel and set up my first system as
a slipserver.

I made an /etc/sliphome/slip.{hosts,login,logout}.  Works fine, with
one exception: I have to delete the default route on my first system
to work properly.  Without it netstat -i hangs, ping B (if A is the
slipserver) hangs.  Only ping A on B works.  But not telnet etc.

I tried numerous things: changed routedflags from -q to -s, added the
route  B default.  Defined a subnet and added a route to that.  But to
no avail.

Is there a FAQ about this?  I've read the manpages about route(8) and
routed(8) and I'm so dumb like before,

Thanks in Advance, -Arnulf
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Arnulf H.-P. Guenther (reg.: 2396354992D<<6708098<9705283<<<<<<6)

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